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It should be easy to elect a Republican in Missouri, but former governor and now Senate candidate Eric Greitens is throwing a wrench in things. In today’s episode of The Point, CNN’s Chris Cillizza explains why Greitens’ controversial past may help a Democrat win. #CNN #News #Cillizza
Newly released satellite images show what appear to be mass graves dug around the Ukrainian city of Mariupol – holding the bodies of thousands of civilians. The grim photographs, taken by satellite imaging firm Maxar Technologies, reportedly depict more than 200 mass graves dug in long rows stretching away from an existing cemetery in the
Hundreds of crimes have been reported at royal palaces in the last three years including offences involving weapons, drugs, violence and robbery. A total of 470 crimes were recorded at Buckingham Palace, Kensington Palace, St James’s Palace and Clarence House – either inside or immediately outside the grounds – between 2019 and 2021, the Metropolitan
Former US President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks at the 2021 climate summit in Glasgow on November 08, 2021. NBC News reports Obama will return to the White House on Tuesday for the first time since he left office to promote the Affordable Care Act in an event alongside President Joe Biden. Jeff J
English singer Tom Grennan has been attacked and robbed outside a New York bar. The 26-year-old had been performing in Manhattan on Wednesday and was the victim of “an unprovoked attack” after the show. He was left with a ruptured ear and torn eardrum, according to his manager. Grennan has now postponed the gig he
7:00 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Eddie Perez was on the field at Dodger Stadium by 2:30 p.m. PT on Monday, hours before either the Los Angeles Dodgers or the Atlanta Braves were scheduled to begin batting practice. The first person he saw was Freddie Freeman, who enveloped him in a warm, tight, affectionate hug
Boris Johnson is to meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday as a investigation into whether he misled parliament about lockdown-busting Downing Street parties looms. The prime minister will try to progress UK-India trade talks when he meets Mr Modi in New Delhi, emphasising the importance of the partnership between the two nations for
Asylum seekers have warned they are willing to go into hiding to avoid being sent to Rwanda for processing. As word spreads about the scheme in the days since it launched, legal advisers told Sky News that people are trying to withdraw their asylum applications. Geeth Kulasegaram said people were panicking and scared and that
Welcome to Backstage – the film and TV podcast from Sky News. Welcome to Backstage – the film and TV podcast from Sky News. Subscribe to the Backstage podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Spreaker This week entertainment reporters Claire Gregory and Stevie Wong and Sky News arts and entertainment editor Amy Hitchcock come
Former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson allegedly punched a man repeatedly in the face on a plane in San Francisco. Mobile phone video obtained by US website TMZ appears to show the former boxer, 55, hitting the man in a seat behind his. A source close to the former sports star, who competed between 1985
Elon Musk has secured the financing for his takeover bid of Twitter, including £16.1bn of his own fortune, according to a new regulatory filing on Thursday. The remainder of the funding, amounting to more than £19.5bn, will be provided through two debt commitment letters offering a series of loans from Morgan Stanley Senior Funding. Twitter
Elon Musk’s The Boring Company announced that it has raised $675 million in a new funding round valuing the company at $5.675 billion. It plans to use the funds to build many new boring machines and dig tunnels under more cities. The Boring Company (TBC) wrote in a press release: Our Series C funding round
In this article MSTR MIAMI — MicroStrategy may technically be in the business of enterprise software and cloud-based services, but CEO Michael Saylor says the publicly traded company doubles as the first and only bitcoin spot exchange-traded fund in the U.S. “We’re kind of like your nonexistent spot ETF,” Saylor told CNBC on the sidelines
Retired Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt discusses a possible Ukrainian strike on a major Russian warship in the Black Sea. The Russians say the ship was evacuated after a fire. #CNN #News
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk at Tesla’s “Gigafactory” on March 22, 2022 in Gruenheide, southeast of Berlin. Patrick Pleul | AFP | Getty Images Elon Musk is exploring whether to commence a tender offer for Twitter, according to a new securities filing. The updated filing published on Thursday says Musk has received commitments for
Johnny Depp has faced hours of tough questioning from Amber Heard’s lawyer during his libel trial – with graphic texts about his ex-wife and photos of messages written in paint and blood from his severed finger shown in court. Facing cross-examination on the seventh day of the hearing – and Depp‘s third on the witness
Boris Johnson “should be long gone”, a senior Tory backbencher has declared during a key parliamentary debate on partygate. Steve Baker had only two days ago offered the prime minister his backing after he apologised in the Commons following his fine for breaking lockdown rules. Mr Baker revealed his change of heart as MPs discussed
The French election is finely balanced. With the polls showing the race for the presidency much closer than in 2017, and the gap just larger than the margin for error, it is still possible that either the incumbent Emmanuel Macron, or his contender in the run-off Marine Le Pen could win. While it is too
Bharti group-backed OneWeb and NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), have entered into an agreement that will help ensure OneWeb completes its satellite launch programme, a statement said on Thursday. The first launch with NewSpace India is expected in 2022 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC)
NASA is celebrating the 32nd anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope (aka HST or Hubble) by sharing a stunning view of five galaxies in deep space depicted in a single image. To recall, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched on April 24, 1990, and deployed the next day. Thus, this week serves as the telescope’s
Amazon’s satellite venture, SpaceX’s Starlink network and other satellite firms on Wednesday won a combined $278.5 million (roughly Rs. 2120 crore) in contracts from NASA to demonstrate communications in space as the US space agency moves to replace its current satellite network in orbit with privately-built systems. NASA is increasingly looking to rely on private
Sir Lewis Hamilton and Serena Williams, two of the world’s biggest sports stars, are committing millions of pounds to one of the bids vying to become the new owners of Chelsea Football Club. Sky News can exclusively reveal the full line-up of investors backing the takeover offer for Chelsea spearheaded by Sir Martin Broughton, the
The Florida Senate has passed a bill that would dissolve the special taxing district that allows Walt Disney Co to self-govern in its theme park area. The Republican-led Senate voted 23 to 16 to back the measure. The bill comes amid a feud with the giant over its opposition to a contentious new state law
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A view of partially destroyed building in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol under the control of Russian military and pro-Russian separatists on April 13, 2022. Leon Klein | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images For the first time ever, the U.S. Department of the Treasury is taking aim at bitcoin miners operating in Russia as the
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks about his children and how he wants them to remember him in an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper. #CNN #News
Russian forces will seize the strategically important Ukrainian port city of Mariupol today, a top ally of Vladimir Putin has claimed after Ukraine warned its forces are unable to “hold out for much longer”. The besieged southern city has been a key target for Russia since the war in Ukraine began almost two months ago.
A murder investigation has been launched after three people were found dead after a “targeted attack” at a sheltered housing property. The bodies of a woman in her 60s, a man in his 50s, and another man in his 60s, were found by officers while responding to reports of a disturbance at the home in
In this article TSLA Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk attends the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China August 29, 2019. Aly Song | Reuters On Tesla’s first-quarter earnings call Wednesday, CEO Elon Musk said he thinks that inflation is worse than reported and is likely to last all year in 2022. U.S. inflation rose
3:05 PM ET Players from Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to compete at Wimbledon this year. The decision was announced Wednesday. The third Slam of the year became the first to ban players from those countries, in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Belarus’ close allyship to Russian president Vladimir Putin. The
Model Blac Chyna’s relationship with the Kardashian family was “exciting” in the early days of her relationship with ex-fiancee, Rob Kardashian, before turning sour, a court has been told. Kim Kardashian, her “momager” Kris Jenner, and her sisters, Khloe Kardashian and Kylie Jenner all appeared in court on Wednesday to listen to the 33-year-old’s testimony.
Boris Johnson has said he intends to fight the next general election as Conservative Party leader as he faces persistent pressure over his leadership due to the ongoing partygate row. Speaking to reporters on the plane as he embarks on a two-day trip to India, the prime minister said that he does not intend to